While Dylan’s appearance on the app in the wake of the release of James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown biopic has been well-received by his fanbase, much of the attention is being focused on his somewhat late arrival given the impending TikTok Ban.

Users are running so low on hope that TikTok might be spared by the Supreme Court before the ban can go into effect that they think Dylan might be the app-saving messiah they’ve been waiting for

Well, this is funny. Bob Dylan has always been a difficult person to pin down; a major motion picture about that very topic is in theaters right now. In the past few months, the still mercurial 83-year-old Dylan has shown a beautifully puzzling affection for declining social networks.